Sectional bedstead



i. i an UNITED srATEs i` 'sEc'rIoivAL BEDSTEAD.

To all whom #may concern y Y Be it lcnown that I, CHALEs PAGE, of NorthDanvers, in the county' of Essex and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sectional Bedsteads; andI hereb-yv declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being vhad to the annexed drawings,making part of this specification, in which- Figure l is an isometricview of the bedstead, Fig. 2 a longitudinal section through the centerof the same, and Fig. 3V an end view showing the bedstead folded up andready for transportation.

The nature of my invention consists in certain improvements uponasectional bedstead by which it is made capable of being converted atany time into an invalid bedstead in which the position and inclinationof the body and head of the patient may be adjusted independently ofeach other, and his feet are furnished with an elastic, yielding rest,much conducing to his ease and comfort.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I willproceed to describe its construction and operatio-n.

A is the body of the bedstead, B B the end sections which revolve uponthe former on hinges a. r

C is the head board, C the foot board, which revolves in eitherdirection upon hinges b, b. Both head and foot board are securedin anupright position as seen in Fig. l by spring bolts' c, which take inrecesses in the plates d and are vwithdrawn when it is desired to movethe boards, by means of the cords e, e, which pass through holes f andare attached to rings g, upon the outside of the bedstead.

B are the feet or legs of the bedstead, and are of cast iron or othermaterial. They are formed with tenions h, ywhich fit into mortises inthe bottom of the bedstead by which means they may be speedily Vput inplace or removed.

z' are transverse bars or slats which support the foundation springs 7cof the mattress E. v

Z are pawls which are hinged to the end sections at m, and whichtakinginto the notches n. n, of the feet D support the sec,- tions inany desired position. These pawls the spring mattress.

maybe regulated. Y i I when the bedstead ist@v te'peaked` f'rftransportation, the feet D'a'r taken olf,'th`e bolts o areV withdrawn',and the head; 'and foot boards are permitted to fall over upon The endsections are then revolved upon the hinges a into the position shown in3, and the bedstead may be transported without being taken apart.

g is a dog or hook having several teeth 1- any lone of which may be madeto enter t-he eye s, by which means the head board may be held in one ofvarious positions for a purpose which will now be explained.'

By means of the motion of the section B, upon its hinges a, the head maybe raised to any required height, but it is often desirable,particularly in cases ofsickness, to bend the couch immediately beneaththe hips, that the patient may be raised more or less in bed, at thesame time that the head be adjusted to the position required,independent of the motion of the body. In such case a mattress F, isrequired, as also some means of holding the mattress in place andpreventing it from slipping'down when the head section is raised to aconsiderable height. It is also desirable that the patient' say when inthis elevated position, should have a support against which he may resthis feet, and it is much conducive to his comfort if such support orrest be slightly yielding and not rigid like the foot board of anordinary bedstead. All these desiderata are ac# complished in mybedst-ead by the following means and inthe following manner. The headboardC (Fig. 2) is thrown outward and held in the required positionbythe hook g and eye s. v This produces an exten-i sion of the bedsteadupon which the upper mattress F may be placed, to hold which and also tofurnish the elastic rest for the feet ofthe patient, thefoot board C isdepressed upon the section B which isthen thrown up andheld in positionas seen in Fig. 2, by the pawls Z. The bedstead then has the followingpeculiarities. It` may be Vbent immediately beneath the hips of thepatient so that the upper portion of thebed may be made to take anyintermediate posi-y tion from horizontal to vertical, at the same timethat the head and shoulders may be raised and lowered independently ofthe motion of the body, by means of the adjustability of the head board,the mattress as.

already described being prevented from slipping down by the footboardwhichalso furnishes a spring rest for the feet of the patient, thero,om occupied by the bedstead not beingincreased by the change.

I do not claim a sectional bedstead the I portions of Which revolve uponhinges, for

the purpose of more convenient transportation, or of raising the head asmay be required. Neither do I claim securing the mattress permanently tothe bedstead, but

What I do claim and desire to secure by manner set forth.

'CHARLES `PAGE. a

Witnesses:

HEZEKIAH VDURmiLL, M. BLACK, Jr.

